It's Women's Equality Day, And Conservative Media Have A Long Way To Go

August 26 marks Women's Equality Day, commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution which gave women the right to vote. As President Obama emphasized in a proclamation marking the day, while there have been many advancements toward women's equality, "[t]here is still more work to do."

One place this remains true is in the conservative media, where the struggle for women's equality is stillmocked and diminished. Here are some of the recent lowlights:

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